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Recently my husband took a short term job with Vermeer in Goes, Netherlands.  This is a big adventure for us mid-western Americans!  I have amended an old blog page I used a few years ago to keep friends and family updated about our life here.  I will update periodically.  Take care everyone!  We miss you!

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Dutch Homes Then and Now

Food Highlight

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Jodi M Noord Oliebollen

11/17/24    The treats are abundant now that Christmas season is here!  One of the holiday delicacies is Oliebollen!  Generally, oliebollen are a fried bread dough rolled in powdered sugar.  We tried the Nutella Oliebollen, where the Nutella was piped inside the fried dough.  Not gonna lie, it was fabulous.  Oliebollen is traditionally eaten on New Year’s Eve, but people now enjoy them from November 1 to January 1.

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Heinen Delfts Blauw. Delft, NL.

A Dutch Discovery

 11/17/24

The Almond Mystery

When we first moved to Goes, I couldn’t find much for almond pastries.  I was confused, because the Dutch town of Pella, Iowa is all about the almond filling in just about any baked item possible.  I asked in several bakeries, and no one had much for almond filled goods.  

But now that Christmas is approaching, the almond pastries are coming out of the woodwork.  So almond is a Dutch HOLIDAY tradition!  Below you will see the almond logs I spotted in the grocery store, the boxed almond letter also in the grocery store bakery, and the almond paste they are selling at the outdoor market.  Almond paste is really expensive in Iowa.  This paste cost about $6.32 for a little over a pound.  I will let you decide if it is a better deal here in Goes.  

I better get my almond fill before these pastries disappear again after Christmas. 

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Pella, Iowa has a Kerstmarkt every year, so when I saw this big sign for Kerstmarkt I was excited! I would love to see the kind of event that Pella modeled its Christmas market after.  I will keep you all posted!

Recent Weather

11/17/24 – The last couple weeks have not provided much sun.  I am told the winter months don’t have much sun in general.  But this week we had a couple of days where the sun shone for a few hours!  I took a chair, sat in the middle of the deck, and soaked it in. The highs have been upper 40s to low 50s Fahrenheit.